Month: March 2021

Polaris and Optimus Ride are co-developing ‘fully autonomous’ low-speed shuttles

Autonomous shuttle startup Optimus Ride and power sports vehicle manufacturer Polaris are teaming up to co-develop a new lineup of vehicles that will be low-speed, electric, and self-driving. These low-speed vehicles (LSV) will be equipped with Optimus Ride’s full stack of sensors and software to enable “fully autonomous” driving without…

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Creating a smart home could get you cheaper insurance A smart home could reduce your home insurance

Video doorbells, home security cameras, and smart alarms are just some of the smart home gadgets that can help you keep an eye on your property when you’re not there – and in addition to providing you with some peace of mind, they may also be able to save you…

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IoT satellite network startup Hiber secures €26M in funding round led by EU’s innovation agency

European satellite and communications startup, Hiber BV has secured €26 million in EU and private investment to expand its IoT satellite network.  The funding comes from the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), the EU’s innovation agency, which has a €278 million Innovation Fund. The EIC co-invested with an innovation…

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African talent recruitment company TalentQL joins Techstars to further global ambition

African-focused talent recruitment and outsourcing company TalentQL today announced that it has been accepted into Techstars Toronto. The company will join nine other startups in the accelerator’s class of 2021. This comes two weeks after Nigerian bus-booking platform Plentywaka announced its participation in the program as well. TalentQL was launched last November…

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What’s new on Netflix Australia for April 2021 Love and Monsters

As the number of shows and movies available to stream in Australia continues to grow at an impressive rate, it can be tough to keep up with all the new additions to each streaming service each month.  We’ve all come to anticipate a new stable of Netflix Originals releases each…

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A new Realme phone with 6000mAh battery launch in India teased Realme C25

It’s been a quite busy month for the Indian smartphone market with over 25 smartphones launches just in the month of March alone. While we still have a couple of days to April, Realme India has already started teasing the next smartphone launch and we think it could be the…

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